The Community Effort Behind Buffalo’s Huge Drop in Shootings

The Community Effort Behind Buffalo’s Huge Drop in Shootings

By Chip Brown Lee In his more than three decades of working to reduce violence in Buffalo, New York, Pastor James Giles has seen it all — the spikes and the reversions to the mean; when it’s “popping off” and when it’s quieter than usual. Giles is a self-described...

Contact your MO Senators to halt SJR74!

The filibuster to remove the ballot candy in SJR74 started yesterday. We need to tell the Missouri senators that are putting in some long hours and great effort to eliminate the ballot candy in SJR74 that we support them and to cheer them on. The bill wants to change...

April 2024 Meeting Recap

Yes, a gun can be a lethal weapon, but it can also be a treasured part of a family’s history. Just ask GGS member Al Frisby, whose first gun was handed down to him by his grandfather. Al doesn’t shoot it but keeps it as a fond remembrance. At our April 29 meeting,...

The Grim Legacy of Columbine After 25 Years

“Columbine catalyzed a seismic shift in how schools, communities, and law enforcement respond to the threat of mass shootings. It spurred a multi-billion-dollar school security industry and instilled a generation with the protocol to ‘run, hide, fight.’ But our...
Dog Shoots Person: A Story of American Gun Culture

Dog Shoots Person: A Story of American Gun Culture

By: Devin Hughes Imagine you are admitted to the ER with a gunshot wound, and when the authorities question how you were shot you have to admit that it was your best friend — your four-legged best friend, that is. Since 2014, 23 people have been shot by their dog...